Comments on: Blue Mass http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2012/01/09/blue-mass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blue-mass Exploring the History, Literature, and Culture of the Tar Heel State Tue, 21 May 2013 09:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ansley http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2012/01/09/blue-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-664396 Ansley Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:19:46 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=16545#comment-664396 Blue Mass was also called Calomel. Used as a remedy for constipation, but also for diarrhea and dysentery. It was considered an all-round “bowel” cure. VERY frequently given to soldiers in the Civil War camps.

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